Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.8° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 10AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
9
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
1.8
SE
6
2
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
87
118
155
186
190
160
153
119
90
86
63
50
45
59
75
80
236
465
931
945
446
328
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
SW
20
S
35
S
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
20
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:52AM2.07m
9:18PM2.23m
9:41AM2.06m
10:03PM2.17m
10:28AM2.02m
Low Tide
2:50AM0.08m
3:04PM0.04m
3:37AM0.07m
3:51PM0.10m
4:22AM0.10m
4:37PM0.19m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
13
13
13
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
12
11
11
9
7
8
9
11
10
10
Feels °C
9
9
10
13
11
9
8
8
7
7
7
8
10
8
8
7
2
0
1
3
6
3
3
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